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Glen has worked in the finance industry for more than 34 years and has been a finance broker since 2005. As Managing Director of Astute Darra, Glen is passionate about helping clients achieve their personal and business goals by providing tailored lending solutions and strategic financial advice.
Glen has specialist expertise in equipment finance and has successfully assisted many clients with complex lending requirements to establish, develop and grow their businesses. He also has a strong understanding of the residential property market and is a Qualified Property Investment Adviser (QPIA), enabling him to provide valuable insights to clients looking to build wealth through property.
With access to more than 25 lending institutions, Glen provides clients with a single point of contact for a broad range of finance solutions, including:
Known for his practical approach and genuine care for his clients, Glen takes pride in building long-term relationships and helping individuals, families and business owners achieve their financial objectives.
Glen is married to Phillipa and together they have three daughters. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, following rugby league and sharing his passion for cars.
We had an outstanding experience with Glen and the team at Astute Financial – Darra.
From start to finish, they were professional, knowledgeable and highly efficient. They made the entire process easy for us, with prompt, clear and informative communication throughout.
What stood out most was the genuine care they showed us as clients. They even went the extra mile by surprising us with a thoughtful gift for our newborn. This unexpected gesture was incredibly kind and demonstrated that they genuinely care about their clients and go beyond simply providing a service.
We couldn’t be happier with our experience and would have no hesitation in recommending Glen and the team at Astute Darra to anyone looking for a professional, knowledgeable and genuinely caring team. Shoutout to Ryan for stepping us through the entire process – thanks again!
We have used Glen and Brett from Astute Darra as our trusted mortgage brokers for the last 10 years.
Having used other mortgage brokers in the past, what impressed us initially about Glen and Brett was their ability to think outside the box for financial solutions that suited our needs. Without the help of Astute Darra, we would not have been able to finance a portfolio of investment properties that has put us well on the path to financial freedom.
Glen and Brett are a pleasure to deal with, very professional and over the years have provided us with financial solutions from a wide range of bank and non-bank lenders. We highly recommend Astute Darra to anyone refinancing or looking to secure a new loan.
We have dealt with Astute Darra for the past 10 years and have completed purchases for at least 4 properties.
The whole process is very smooth, and the team is always available for assistance and guidance. It has been a joy to deal with Astute Darra over the years.
As a business owner, I needed to restructure my finances and, like most self-employed people, I found securing finance can be more complicated than it should be.
The team at Astute Darra made the entire process simple and stress-free, and we achieved exactly what we set out to do, including saving $13,000 on my commercial insurance.
Astute Darra has been looking after my finance needs for many years and has played a big part in helping my business grow. Over that time, they’ve assisted me with equipment finance, a home loan and commercial insurance. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
